A shaman is a religious specialist in some traditional societies, especially those of Siberia and Inner Asia, where the English word came from. People in those communities believe this person can visit the spirit world — through song, drum, trance, or dream — and come back with help: to find what is making someone ill, to guide a soul, to ask the spirits for luck.

A shaman「shaman」（薩滿） is是 a religious specialist一種宗教專職人員 in some traditional societies某些傳統社會裡的 especially those of Siberia and Inner Asia尤其是西伯利亞和內亞地區 where the English word came from這個英文詞就是從那裡來的 People in those communities這些社群裡的人 believe相信 this person can visit the spirit world這個人能進入靈界 through song, drum, trance, or dream透過歌唱、擊鼓、恍惚或夢境 and come back with help並帶回幫助 to find what is making someone ill找出是什麼讓人生病 to guide a soul引導靈魂 to ask the spirits for luck向神靈祈求好運

English took the word from German Schamane, from Russian, from Evenki, a language of Siberia. The Evenki word may be tied to a root meaning “to know”; some writers also guess an older loan related to words for a monk. That second path is not settled, so we leave it as a maybe.

English英文 took the word是借來這個詞 from German Schamane從德文 Schamane from Russian德文則來自俄文 from Evenki, a language of Siberia俄文又來自西伯利亞的埃文基語（Evenki） The Evenki word這個埃文基語詞 may be tied to a root可能和一個字根有關 meaning 'to know'意思是「知道」的 some writers也有些學者 also guess也猜測 an older loan是更早借自的字 related to words for a monk表示「僧侶」的字 That second path第二條路徑 is not settled還沒有定論 so we leave it as a maybe所以我們把它當作一種可能

Though actually, English now uses shaman quite loosely. Newspapers call healers and spirit-workers from many parts of the world shamans, even when those people have their own names and would not use this word. Some scholars say that stretch is too wide.

Though actually不過實際上 English now英文現在 uses shaman quite loosely用 shaman 這個詞用得相當寬鬆 Newspapers報紙 call healers and spirit-workers會把治療者和通靈者 from many parts of the world世界各地的 shamans都稱作 shaman even when those people have their own names即使那些人本來有自己的名稱 and would not use this word也不會用這個詞稱呼自己 Some scholars有些學者 say that stretch is too wide認為這樣的延伸用法太過寬泛了

A shaman is not a stage magician, and the word has nothing to do with shame.

A shamanShaman is not是不是 a stage magician舞台魔術師 and the word has nothing to do with shame這個詞也和 shame（羞恥）毫無關係